Low Fat White Bean Spread With Sage Recipe

Ingredients

1 clove garlic, crushed and peeled

1/2 teaspoon salt

15 1/2 ounces cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

-- or L9-ounces

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Method

1 pinch cayenne pepper freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage 1.

With the side of a chef's knife, mash garlic with salt.

2.Transfer mashed garlic to a food processor.

Add beans, oil, lemon juice, cayenne and black pepper; puree until smooth.

Scrape into a bowl and stir in sage.

(The spread will keep, covered, in the refrigeratorfor up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 6 months.)

MAKES ABOUT 1 1/2 CUPS.

35 calories per tablespoon; 1 gram protein; 1 gram fat (0.

2 gram saturated fat); 4 grams carbohydrate; 65 mg sodium; 0 mg cholesterol; 1 gram fiber.

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